Listening to Harlem: Gentrification, Community, and Business

by David J. Maurrasse

Book Overview

Harlem is flourishing. Many say a second Renaissance is happening above 120th Street. Magic Johnson opened a major theater, Bill Clinton has centered his post-presidential offices there, countless homes have been restored to their former glory, and, not without controversy, many whites are flocking to the neighborhood. But what will this gentrification do to Harlem, and how will it change life for Harlem's longtime residents?

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415933064
• ISBN13: 9780415933063
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"